This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 397 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 397 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sensory receptors found in skin that detect temperature, pressure and pain A) Stimulus. B) Conclusion. C) Glial cells. D) Cutaneous sense organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cutaneous sense organs. 2. How many of the unlisted numbers would be in the phone book? A) 0. B) 1. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 0. 3. What do dendrites do? A) Transmit signals away from the soma (cell body). B) Insulate axons to speed up signal transfer. C) Receive signals from other neurons or sensory receptors. D) Support glial cell growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Receive signals from other neurons or sensory receptors. 4. What is visual/spatial? A) Sings well, enjoys listening to music, plays an instrument. B) Enjoys helping others, likes talking over ideas with team members. C) Enjoys photography, drawing and painting, can read maps. D) Enjoys spending time alone, needs quiet time to think things over. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enjoys photography, drawing and painting, can read maps. 5. The lobes are named for the skull bones that cover them A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Which lobe of the brain is the main decision maker of the brain and controls voluntary movement? A) Frontal. B) Temporal. C) Parietal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal. 7. Supporting cells A) Neuroglia. B) Neurons. C) Nerve. D) Microglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neuroglia. 8. The ..... coordinates movements and maintains balance. A) Thalamus. B) Cochlea. C) Cerebrum. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebellum. 9. The ..... is the lowest part of the brain and the lowest portion of the brainstem A) Pons. B) Cerebellum. C) Cerebrum. D) Medulla oblongata. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Medulla oblongata. 10. This part of the nervous system controls involuntary movements. A) CNS. B) PNS. C) SNS. D) ANS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ANS. 11. Electrical signal that is transmitted through nervous tissue A) Dendrites. B) Impulse. C) Nerve. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impulse. 12. What lobe of the cerebrum is the site for sensory processing, attention and language? A) Frontal. B) Parietal. C) Temporal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parietal. 13. Some kids with cerebral palsy will have troubles with motor skills. Which of the following is an example of a motor skill? A) Learning how to read. B) Resisting infection. C) Lifting a fork to one's mouth. D) Staying quiet in class. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lifting a fork to one's mouth. 14. Have you had any weakness A) Ever felt weak. B) Never had a headache. C) There was a clumsy movement. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ever felt weak. 15. The division of the nervous system compromising the brain and the spinal cord. Its primary function is to coordinate the activity of all parts of the body. A) Central Nervous System. B) Peripheral Nervous System. C) Somatic Nervous System. D) Neuronic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central Nervous System. 16. Protect from harmful substances in blood A) Astrocytes. B) Microglial. C) Oligodendrocytes. D) Ependymal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Astrocytes. 17. Which sense organ contains temperature and pressure receptors, but no chemical receptors. A) Eye. B) Ear. C) Tongue. D) Skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skin. 18. What does the fluid inside your ears doing? A) Vibrates the skin in your ear. B) Sends sound waves to the brain. C) Vibrates the cilia (tiny hairs). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vibrates the cilia (tiny hairs). 19. The central nervous system is the ..... part of the human nervous system A) Smallest. B) Largest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Largest. 20. What part of the neuron releases neurotransmitters from vesicles? A) Axon Terminals. B) Dendrites. C) Axon Hillock. D) Schwann Cells. E) Myelin Sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon Terminals. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesNervous System Quiz 1Nervous System Quiz 2Nervous System Quiz 3Nervous System Quiz 4Nervous System Quiz 5Nervous System Quiz 6Nervous System Quiz 7Nervous System Quiz 8Nervous System Quiz 9Nervous System Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books